Originally Posted by
zacster
I didn't forget. I've been saying the same thing for a while myself. Modern shifting has improved more because of the ramps on the cogs and the close spacing than the indexed levers. Even friction shifters work better with modern cassettes. I've argued that we wouldn't have indexing if the cassettes had been improved first.
I'm happy to have integrated indexing shifters. Being able to shift while out of the saddle on a climb is a good thing. Plenty of other situations are improved too.